Ornamental box.



I. F. KvlSGH.

ORNAMENTAL BOX- APPLICATION FILED APR. I6. 1917.

. 1,260,912. Patented Mar. 26,1918.

.iosnrn: nxrscn, or OMAHA, NEBRASKA, Assrenoza or ONE-HALF r0 ANTON L.insia,

or OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

.ORNAMENTAL BOX.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH F. KISCH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ornamental Boxes; and Ido hereby declare the following to be vices and more particularly toornamental receptacles. 7

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide animprovement in the construction of ornamental receptacles, such forinstance as pin trays or button boxes or jewelry boxes, etc., and it isthe particu- 't1on as it 1s embodied 1n the form of a box having areceiving chamber and a cover lar object of the present invention toprovide an ornamental receptacle in which the sides or outer membersthereof are formed of transparent material, preferably glass, and it isan object of the invention to securely fasten the glass sections ormembers forming the receptacle in such a manner as to effectually coverthe jointformed by the abutting edges of the glass panels or sec-Vtions, and at thesame time provide for the utilization of thejoint-forming means in a manner to cover the line of juncture betweenthe sections and at the same time securely fasten the sections together,and also to provide a joint-forming means which serves 'thefunction andpurpose of forming aborder around the marginal portion of the glass ortransparent receptacle wall members or sections.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an ornamentalreceptacleor box and to so 'constructjand arrange the binding elementsof the members of the receptacle or box so that the edges of the bindingmeans may be effectually covered so as to conceal the irregular exposededges of the bindingmeans and at the same time 010- tain an ornamentalframe aroundthe marginal portions of the sections in combination withthe binding means which'latter form a border substantially concentric totheinner ornamenting frame.

Another object of the present invention is to improve the constructionof receptacles :having relatively hinged members so as to not onlyprovide for therelative movement Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 26, 1918.

Application filed April is, 1917. Serial No. 162,451.

of the members one to the other, but also to form an ornamentalconnection which serves as a hinge for the two members, and

which hinge further involves a covering means for the joint between themembers hinged together.

With these and other objects in view, as will be rendered manifest inthe following specification, there is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing one embodiment of the invention, in which Figure 1 shows theinvention as embodied in a receptacle in the form of a tray havingtransparent side members.

Fig. 2 is a sectional detail view illustrating the joint-forming meansand the ornamentingframes as employed in the receptacle.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the invenhinged thereto.

Fig. 4 is a perspective showing a frag- 'ment of the box and hingedcover member and showing in detail the hinge construction uniting thesemembers.

The present invention contemplatesthe "provision of a receptacle ofvarious forms as above indicated, as for instance, the prov1s1on of anornamental tray having transparent sides, andalso the invention may beembodied in the form of boxes or receptacles with movable or removablecovers, and in the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 1, thereceptacleis depicted as a tray having an octagonal bottom2 with a suitable number of marginal upturned sections 3, the bottom and sectionspreferably being obtained by grinding or chipping.

An important feature of my present invention resides in the meanswhereby avery ornamental and attractive receptacle is obtained and thisfeature comprises the provision of meansforbordering and binding theseveral sections of the receptacle together in a neat and attractivemannerso lthat the joints between the abutting edges of the severalsections 2 and 3 for instance ,-going to compose a receptacle areconcealed,

and at the same time effectually united as to produce a substantialframe or box. To that-end, in the various adaptations of receptacles inwhich the invention'inay be utilized, the section members3 are shown asassembled into proper relation so as to bring the contiguous edges intoabutment as shown iifFig. 2, and these abutting edges are then boundtogether on the outer surfaces of each of the members by the applicationthereto ot-a suitable binding strip or medium 4 which may be of paper,cloth or other pli able material, preferably pasted on its inner surfacetothe outer surfaceoftheadjacent gsectionzmembers 2 and 3 at the joint5, the

binding means preferably being-formedof a strip; o-rtape of suitablewidth and mate- -1'ial sutficiently strongyso as to efiectually securethe :pieces in assembled relation. Upon-the inner surface ofthe tray asillustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, and at the joint 5 :thereis appliedaninner binding strip or means-6 of suitable material and obviously theinner binding strip .6 and the outer binding, strip 4 may beof anysuitable color or decorated in. any suitable manner so that when thebinding is extended continuously around the joint at 5 connecting thebottom 25120 the: several upwardly and angularly dis- ;posed membersifw,the inner binding strip :6 will form apontinuous border, the exposedsurface of which appropriately ornamerits the receptacle. To secure'further, or-

rnamentationof the device and also for the purpose of covering theedgesoif the binding and bordering :strips i and 6, for 111- stance,there maybe applied to, these edges inthepositions where they overliethe surface-of the members 2or '3 an ornamenting device l-i'i the formof lace paper for 111- stance, or other suitable ornamenting meansasindioated at 7, the; several strips ofornamentingmaterial 7.if'orming, when applied 1' to the border edges-60f one of the panels 3for insta-nce, a complete frame through Ew'v-h-ich the rays rof lightmay pass through t;he-itranspa-rent-or glass panels, 3. In a likemanner-the :edges of the binding strip or tape 4 may also be coveredwith a frame i strip 7 of suitable design. andornamenta- ;tion,-,i't.obviously being possible to utilize a r di-lferent ornamenting strip 7onthe'out- "side of the tray than that-which is used on theinside ofthe'tray. The marginal and outer rim-forming edges of the severalmembers3of whichfthe tray-is composed in Fig. ;1V -ar,e adapted 'to becovered by asu'itable binding. and bordering strip as indicatedat -8-i-nFig. 2 in the detail section, this strip being ofsuch Twiidthas to befolded from overlapping relation upon the inner surface rofsasection-:3, ato'r instance, "over the outer edge vet-the gg-lassaplateor panel 3,;and -thenr-folded, inwardly "underneath of this fipanel anidappropriately secured thereto,

thus covering the exposed rim or edge of the section 3, and the edges ofthe border-- stance, pa'ste boarc, and tosecure the pan- -els3 totheshell 10. The borderingstrip 4*? is applied :along the marginaloutersurfaceof :the panel to be secured in place andis; then turnedinwardly over the top or edge as at 12 of a panel, and then secured tothe adjacent and outer face ofthe inner shell as at 13. The corners ofcontiguousfpanels or sections 3 of the box: are shown as bound togetherby a piece of binding stripasillustrated at i which; is bent around theangular cornerslof the juncture. of the end and front panels, forinstance the end binding meansor strip 4: at each of the scorners. ;ofthe box being carried down to the bottomof the box where it intersectswith the bottoms binding strip applied as above indicated to the frontmarginal portion of'each panel. for glass section Tocover the/edges ofthe binding strip 4? or 4* of; the ,diiferent panels 1310f the box,there may be applied to the face of these panels a framing. strip asabove, in-

dicated as illustrated at 7, Fig. 3. The

portion of the bordering strip 4* where it is applied to the-shell 10may bes coneealed @or covered ,by suitable lining material; :as

illustrated at 4 for instance, this lining being utilized to cover theinterionpf the shell and also the rim or-top edge-'thereof-so that thereWill 'be a harmonious interior qfinish to the box and its relativeinterior parts. 7

Another important feature ofmyrpresent invention resides in theprovision ofrany .ornamentingmeans which may be interposed "panels 8 andthe inner-construction 0f the box, :atpicture mas-illustrated? in Fig. 31 which is -;p1ac ed gnpon Ea suitable baek ground nf $319. 3, 'f rinstan e, chewable solar, t lthough it is to be understood that theornamenting device, arranged in the rear of a transparent member 3 maybe in the form of any suitable picture or any suitable means fordisplaying to view, the desired feature which may be arranged behind theglass sections 3, as for instance, postal cards or various fabrics orother media.

In Fig. 4 there is illustrated the provision of the hinge by which thecover 15 of the box is hinged to the lower structure thereof, and thishinge construction involves the application to the members which are tobe hinged together, of a front or inner flexible strip of material 16which may be fabric or other pliable material, the central portion ofwhich is secured at 17 to the adjacent and parallel edges 1810f thecoplanar members which are connected by the hinged strip 16. In additionto the inner covering Copies of this patent may he obtained for strip 16there is applied to the rear surface of the hinged members of the topand bottom of the box a further hinge strip as illustrated at 19 on theouter or rear side of these members, this strip being applied to themarginal adjacent portions of the box members as shown and the edges ofthe hinge strip 19 may be covered by a frame strip 7 if desired.

What I claim is A11 ornamental receptacle comprising an inner shell orbox, outer transparent wall sections for the box, a framing strip-likemeans overlapping the marginal portion of the front of the walls andsecuring the adjacent edges of each together and also seuring thesections to the boxs outer surace. 1

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOSEPH F. KISCH.

Washington, D. 0.

